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Paint, sing, write the world: lineup for annual park artists-in-residence program announced

See first artist interview in the Trail-Gazette June 19

By Juley Harvey and Press Report

Trail-Gazette

Posted:
06/09/2013 09:30:10 AM MDT

Bill McCormick, musician and composer

Residents and visitors are invited to see six national artists talk about plying their crafts in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) this summer, during the annual park artists-in-residence program, with free public presentations at Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Wednesday nights through early September.

The chosen artists are provided with a creative, contemplative environment in which to generate artistic works and share their works with the public, through a two-week stay at the historic William Allen White cabin in Moraine Park. During this time, they make free, public presentations on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. Artists were chosen based on artistic diversity, new ideas and creative uses of media in the application process.

Joy Keown, water media artist

The artists selected, along with their art medium, are: Andy Nelson, photographer from Manhattan, Kan.; Joy Keown, water media artist from Laramie, Wyo.; Rob Wilson, writer and photographer from Novi, Mich.; Stan Honda, photographer from New York City, N.Y.; Bill McCormick, musician and composer from Carrboro, N.C.; David Boye, musician and composer from Lincoln, Neb.

Artists are given two-week residencies at the William Allen White cabin from June through September. During their stay at the park, artists share their visions in two public presentations. These presentations are held on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center auditorium through Sept. 4.

Artists have had a long-standing impact on the formation, expansion and direction of our country's national parks. Musicians, composers, painters, writers, sculptors and other performing artists also draw upon the multifaceted quality of parks for inspiration. All of these artists translate the national park's purpose, as a place of pleasure and preservation, into images and sounds that bring others enjoyment and a deeper understanding of the parks some may never visit.

Rocky Mountain National Park's Artist-In-Residence program provides artists the opportunity to become a part of a long-established tradition of artists in our national parks.

For more information about Rocky Mountain National Park, please contact the park's information office at 970-586-1206.